TheManchester United football club captain Nemanja Vidic is likely to be out of action until Christmas, according to manager Alex Ferguson.
The 30-year-old defender missed half of last season with a cruciate ligament injury, but after playing in United's first four Premier League matches of the current campaign, Vidic suffered a new injury to the same knee that required surgery in September.
The Serbia international was initially expected to be out until late November, but that has been extended another month.